Tourism and postwar life in Eire attracts visitors and shows evolving markets
The Emerald Isle welcomes a surge of postwar tourists from England Scotland and Wales and the United States. Barry of the Good Tourist Association notes record ahead bookings for 1947 1951 and beyond while Beltone hearing devices gain AMA acceptance. Prices in Dublin hotels rise 20 to 25 percent and dining features a grand dinner costing seven shillings sixpence.
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Good Tourist Association
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England
Wales
Scotland
United States
Ireland
Barry
Dublin
London
Sugar Bowl
Britain
United Kingdom
Horses Blamed as Drunken Peddler Faces Court
In Louisville police court a peddler charged with drunkenness and failure to stop was met with a broader riff on horses versus drivers. The judge noted the animals won in a humorous comparison between intoxicated people and sober horses.
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Louisville
Two West Virginia Cities Plan Municipal Parking Garages
Wheeling and Bluefield plan self financed, city operated parking structures marking a first in the nation. Wheeling will build a three deck, 700 car facility in the downtown district financed by self liquidating bonds, while Bluefield opens an 800 car, five story garage funded with 450600 dollars in revenue bonds.
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Chicago
American Public Works Association
Wheeling
Bluefield
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San Francisco
Detroit
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Wheel-Chair Veterans Learn To Fly Plane
Wheel chair veterans at Birmingham General Hospital attend a flying clinic run by volunteers. The program uses adapted planes and aids to train disabled veterans in basic flight skills while local police report chasing a suspect near a market.
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